here's a map; now let's get lost together.
- Baekhyun/Kyungsoo, mentions of Suho/Luna, hinted Krystal/Kyungsoo, and Seungsoo/Boa. NC-17. 325700 words.
- So here's the plan: Kyungsoo goes to Mokpo-si and claims a Pokemon to start his journey with. He earns his trainer license and gets a PokeDex, to boot. He runs into a familiar face and falls flat on his ass, only to find out that this guy who'd just knocked him to the ground? It's the same guy he's spent the past decade of his life trying to stay away from. And it's the same person who has half of the Pokeball he carries around with him in his pocket wherever he goes. (Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, blood, animal/Pokemon-harming, serious body injuries, mentions of death in the family due to war, sex without protection. Please take these warnings seriously.)
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Kyungsoo takes another step forward and shuts the doors behind him. His Pokemon journey has just begun. ☆
notes:
☆ first off: this fic deals heavily with violence. you have been warned. also, the project name for this fic is ‘maps', hence the title in the tweet. the complete title is here's a map; now let's get lost together. feel free to refer to it as ‘maps', though!
☆☆ second, my biggest thank you to the exordium mods for holding this fest and for being such superstars all in all. to frances, my beta and my savior, the mac to my cheese, my partner in crime, thank you SO MUCH for everything. to jq who helped me with important pokemon choices for the characters, my endless thanks. thank you, as well, to the people who have kept me sane throughout the writing period, cheered me on, listened to me rant and rave about pokemon, sprinted with me and kept me awake, for the quick-consults-turned-lengthy-discussions - lonio, chelsea, hyemi, ansa, ren, adele, and jenn. when i say i wouldn't have made it through without you, i mean it. i cannot thank you enough. I LOVE YOU ♥ lastly, to team aster, for being such great sports and for powering through, you guys are the best! we made it, everyone. we finally made it c:
☆☆☆ here's an accompanying playlist for the story, split into two parts - wayward paths,
# 1 and
# 2. for a background theme, please listen to
this. ☆☆☆☆
HERE's a padlet with photos of all the pokemon that were mentioned in the fic, listed in the order that they appeared. (
high-res JPEG |
low-res JPEG)
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HERE's a map of the important places featured in this fic.